Boiling Point miscellany by Hal Boyle hints
A compact roundup of wry observations and trivia from Hal Boyle. Topics span bullfighting controversy and Spain soccer, a Redwood tree’s lumber, insomnia remedies, migrant workers’ earnings, mental health care, Jefferson and Adams, future wall mounted TV screens, gender quirks, and odd laws. Includes dated historical notes and humorous quips.
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Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
High hopes and hurdles for cross country RAF walkers
A pair of RAF sergeants on a sanctioned U S cross country walk fear excessive kindness may deter riders as they begin from the Golden Gate. They plan 14 hours daily, averaging about 4 miles, aiming to beat the 1926 record by Roy Rogers. The expedition, backed by a rubber shoe maker, follows a prior 900 mile Scottish to Cornwall trek.
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Scotland
Land's End
Cornwell
Barbara Moore
New York
London
Operation Alert Promises Big Civil Defense Drill
Washington AP reports the Conelrad Operation Alert test set for early May will suspend most radio and TV programming for 30 to 40 minutes. The drill aims to stress emergency procedures, with broadcasts guiding listeners to switch to 640 or 1240 kilocycles and tune in for civil defense updates.
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Calif. Roll Call in Senate on civil rights voting limits
Washington report details California members of Congress voting on civil rights roll calls. It notes motions and amendments in the Senate, mentions Engle Kuchel and Johnston, with no roll call votes recorded, and references administration and desegregation concerns.
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Surface Teems With Unrest In Cuba Says Cuban Views Split
In Mayana dispatches from Cuba, William S. Ryan's interviews reveal a nation troubled beneath a calm surface. Citizens across classes voice fear, disillusionment, and warnings of possible violence as Fidel Castro’s regime faces crisis and external pressure from the United States, with informers and arrests rising and Americans increasingly wary.
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Post Office Wagering Act Noted in Hay California Item
The Daily Review records an entry concerning enforcement at the Hay Post Office in California under second class wager the act of Congress. The item references Address all communications to Hayward Cattle and mentions an individual named 10 He OW Wintan with age and location details.
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Government Labor Meet in Sacramento to Boost Cooperation
A Sacramento AP report notes Stele officials and labor leaders held a conference to improve government and union ties. Gov Brown discussed liaison with the California Federation on rehabilitation health and welfare and aimed to extend cooperation for prison inmate and juvenile worker programs.
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Demo Club Endorses Hayward City Council Candidates
The newly chartered Community Democratic Club endorsed incumbent Floyd Attaway and Castro Valley High School social science teacher Gerald Olson for tomorrow’s Hayward City Council election. Treasurer Frank Contardi announced the endorsement, noting 93 members. other officers include Joseph McGarry as vice president and Elizabeth Durant as secretary.
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Floyd Attaway
Castro Valley
Gerald Olson
Frank Contardi
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Vee
Jigabeth Durant
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School Chief Simpson Seeks Bold Education Change
Sacramento AP: California Superintendent Roy H. Simpson urged school officials to adopt original and revolutionary thinking to meet the Space Age. He cited Sputnik-era gains as only a start and urged faster progress, testing to measure student attainment, more science and language work, better labs, and modernization of math programs to focus on core academics.
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Cantornia
Roy H. Simpson
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Simpson
California
Russia
Sputnik
Shupson
Chuckles In The News EASTBOURNE Ad Window Spoof
A jumble of quirky captions and odd ads appears in a restaurant window in Eastbourne as a humorous Upsidedown gag circulates. The clippings reference politics and dancing attire in a lighthearted, magazine style vignette.
Jet strafes prospectors in Death Valley raid
DEATH VALLEY Calif AD Jet strafed a station wagon on a desert road as prospectors Paul Nett and Milo Potter described hearing popping noises and seeing dust in a long line about 100 yards away. The plane vanished before identification. The incident occurred Wednesday but was reported Sunday.
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Death Valley
Paul Nett
Milo Potter
Long Beach
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Two students die in rooftop leap from store in Lafayette
LAPLAYTE La AP Two college engineering students fled a department store after a burglary alarm. Reinert Earl Davis 19 died after hitting a power line and a wall. Louis Napoleon Reiser 21 survived a leap and is jailed. They had planned to steal cameras watches guns and neckties. Both attended Southwestern Louisiana Institute.
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Reinert Earl Davis
U. S. Customs Service
New Orleans
Louis Napoleon Reiser
Metairie
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Donald Breaux
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Work Resumes In Hollywood After Guild Strike Settlement
Hollywood reports four of eight radion pictures resume work after Screen Actors Guild strike ended Friday. The Hollywood industry resumes production activities with unions returning to sets as payrolls restart and studios assess post strike schedules.
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